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KwaZulu-Natal · municipality · 2026

Richmond

IEC-reported council seats

Provisional

9 seats needed for a majority in a 17-seat council · One dot = one seat

100.0% of districts reporting · 45 of 45

100.0%
PartySeats
MK10
ANC5
DA2
How these seats are worked out

These are the ward and PR seats published by the IEC. The party totals add up to all 17 council seats. Results remain provisional; a seat majority does not establish a governing agreement or who will become mayor.

IEC result time: 05 Nov 2026, 19:27 SAST · Source figures ↗

Municipal PR votes

100.0% of districts reporting · 45 of 45

100.0%
LeadingMK
56.3%

Ahead by 5 658 votes of ANC.

Party / candidateShare · votes
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
56.3%12 179 votes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
30.1%6 521 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
8.6%1 865 votes
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
2.6%560 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
1.0%219 votes
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
0.4%77 votes
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
0.3%64 votes
Show 4 more parties and candidates
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
0.3%64 votes
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
0.3%56 votes
BUMBANA MZANSI
0.1%19 votes
INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS
0.1%16 votes

21 640 PR votes

Ward results

9 wards · Ward ballot

Ward 1 ↗
MK47.7%
DERRICK PAUL THOMPSON
MK47.7%
ANC32.7%
Lead: 353 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 2 ↗
MK55.9%
REGINALD SIBONGISENI NGCOBO
MK55.9%
ANC31.6%
Lead: 709 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 3 ↗
MK62.7%
SWELIHLE TREVOR DUMAKUDE
MK62.7%
ANC19.4%
Lead: 982 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 4 ↗
MK59.9%
NKULULEKO SIZWE KHUBONE
MK59.9%
ANC33.8%
Lead: 600 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 5 ↗
MK43.9%
MDUDUZI NKOSINATHI WANDA
MK43.9%
ANC43.8%
Lead: 2 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 6 ↗
ANC47.8%
MELIKHAYA KNOWLEDGE NGCONGO
ANC47.8%
MK45.6%
Lead: 44 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 7 ↗
MK72.6%
KWAZIKWAKHE MBEJE
MK72.6%
ANC22.1%
Lead: 1 347 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 8 ↗
MK51.1%
SINQOBILE PRAISEGOD NKABINDE
MK51.1%
DA25.6%
Lead: 655 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 9 ↗
MK60.7%
BONGINKOSI DAVID NDLOVU
MK60.7%
ANC31.8%
Lead: 792 votesReporting progress unavailable